On my birthday, I decided I wanted pizza. And beer! (Later, I decided the beer wasn’t a good idea. Ever again. Guess I’m getting old).
So, I set out on a quest for make a gluten free sourdough pizza crust! This was my first attempt. It needs some tweaks, but overall wasn’t “bad”. The crust was a little heavy, so I still need to work on it. I found a lot of recipes for gluten free sourdough pizza crusts online (believe it or not), but my problem is I want it to be as grain-free as possible. Those of you who are not gluten free might not believe me, but I am at the point right now where making gluten free baked goods is EASY. But I have found being gluten free and grain free isn’t as easy – your choices really are limited! This is what I came up with:
Sourdough Pizza Crust
1 1/2 cups sourdough starter
1/2 cup quinoa flour
1/2 cup green pea flour (a recent purchase – but I’m liking it!)
1/2 cup arrowroot starch
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp honey (I used local honey!)
Mix together all ingredients. Let sit aside for 6-12 hours.
When you are ready to make your pizza, preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Add in extra flour to make the dough a roll-able consistency. I found I had to add about 2 cups because it was so pliable! Roll out onto a pizza stone.
Bake at 450 for 15 minutes. When it came out of the oven, it looked like this, so I really wasn’t sure it was going to be any good!
Reduce heat to 350. Top the pizza crust with sauce, toppings, and cheese.
Bake another 15-20 minutes, or until everything is heated, and the cheese is melted.
Remove from oven and let cool. Slice and enjoy!
You can see how thick the crust is – it was very sturdy! I made some of my homemade cheese to top the pizza with – I just added garlic salt, fresh oregano and thyme. It was so good! And while the cheese itself was a spreadable consistency, when it was baked in the oven it formed little melty mounds of cheese – it was really good!
I also decided to go a different route and made this almond crust pizza. I really didn’t change the recipe at all. Love it! You roll it out on parchment paper (or spread – it really isn’t a rollable consistency), bake, and top. I think I baked mine too long, because it totally stuck to the parchment paper! But, I really loved the crust.
Since I am out of almond flour (booo!!), I ground the almonds in my food processor to make my own. They were not as fine as almond flour, but I think it worked in this crust. Here it is being mixed together:
Here it is baked, sliced, and ready to eat!
Side by side:
Not the prettiest pizza in the world, but both tasted pretty good!
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I didn’t know green pea flour was a thing, but it sounds RIGHT up my alley, definitely looking for it the next time I’m at Whole Foods. And there has got to be a way to veganize that almond pizza crust recipe–then I could make a pizza for myself and my primal-diet roommate. I’ll have to give it a try once life calms down a bit and I have free time for experimenting–thanks for all the ideas!
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Thanks Allie! I was actually thinking that the almond crust pizza could be veganized too! I got the green pea flour online at nuts.com, because I couldn’t find it anywhere around here! It is fun to play with — I made some gf bread this weekend, and it turned out slightly green because of the green pea flour, but I don’t think it has a weird taste! Plus it is super fine, so it mixes in well with other flours
Oh my gosh, that site has so many fun flours! I don’t know if I should thank you or not, haha. I want to try all of them now…Pistachio flour??
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I haven’t had that, but I bet its good!
It turned out really good, Jane! Have you tried yellow pea flour? I love it better than green. But it’s just me…:)
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I didn’t know there was such a thing! I just found the green pea flour! lol! I will have to look for it!
This looks wonderful! I had no idea you could make gluten free sourdough starter – sounds delicious!
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Have you tried making the cauliflower pizza? I’ve never got it to be sturdy enough to eat with your hands, but its a nice knife and fork pizza.
I can’t find my link, but here’s a link for the recipe:
http://www.recipegirl.com/2012/01/16/cauliflower-crust-hawaiian-pizza/
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Yes, I have had it — and when I decided I wanted pizza for my birthday, that was my one stipulation – no cauliflower pizza! haha! I never got it to be really sturdy either .. but it is a option!
Sounds like a great birthday meal to me! Sometimes taste is way more important than how pretty it turns out!!
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Hi Jane, Thanks for sharing your pizza recipes. Was there a reason you used quinoa flour instead of sweet sorghum like in the starter? And do you think almond flour would work in sour dough breads? Like replacing the green pea flour with almond flour? Maybe not all nut flour but maybe a portion in a recipe. Ever tried anything like that? BTW, I ran to the store this morning and picked up a head of red cabbage. I’ve got my starter brewing in the kitchen! I can’t wait. I LOVE the sour dough pancakes my dad used to make when I was “itty bitty”. Haven’t had any since going gluten free some years ago.
Yay! Personally, I have a few go-to flours — garbanzo bean, quinoa, buckwheat, and almond. I used quinoa because I was almost out of sorghum.
I just ordered some more though! One of the flours, and I’m not sure which, gave the crust a little weird flavor, so I definitely want to experiment a little bit. Since I just started using the green pea flour, I’m not sure if that is it, or if maybe it was the quinoa. I think almond flour might work! I plan on experimenting a little with bread this weekend, so I will keep you posted!
Pizza sounds wonderful! Birthday or not. There are certainly a lot of interesting flours out there.
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I always learn about new things on your blog, thanks for sharing, the pizza looked tasty!
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It sounds great! I will be the first to say that good food is not always pretty (most of my food is super ugly!)….but I do think anything called pizza can afford to be kinda ugly and still be desirable—pizza is just good! Thanks for sharing your crust experience….I have only made the cauliflower one that is grain free—I love it, but it’s not really exactly like doughy crust…
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